Canal, rail and highway converge at Smiths Falls, the crossroads of the Rideau corridor. Each means of transport, built in turn, changed the face of the town, the Rideau River, and this lockstation. Canal construction first transformed the . . . — — Map (db m125889) HM

A Doric peripteral temple, with pronaos (fore-temple), cella (inner shrine), and opisthonaos (rear wing), the best preserved of its type in the Greek world. The facade of the pronaos and opisthonaos, to the east and west, . . . — — Map (db m126052) HM

The house at 22 Panos Street is a two-storey house, with a simple, traditional architecture, built at the beginning of the 19th century. The building has a ground (entrance) floor and an upper storey. It was restored by the Ministry of Culture, in . . . — — Map (db m126065) HM

This monumental water clock was constructed at the end of the 4th cent. B.C. in a prominent location at the southwest corner of there Agora square, on the street leading from the Agora up to the Pnyx. Water was drawn by a stone drain. The device was . . . — — Map (db m126058) HM

The texts on this marker are written in Greek (left), English (center) and French (right). Only the English text has been transcribed. To read the Greek and French texts, enlarge the marker image by clicking on it.
English:
Within . . . — — Map (db m126255) HM

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English: . . . — — Map (db m126338) HM

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English:
The altar . . . — — Map (db m126405) HM

The texts for this marker are written in Greek (too) and English (bottom). Only the English text has been transcribed. To read the Greek text, enlarge the marker image by clicking on it.
English:
The archaeological site of Delphi . . . — — Map (db m126248) HM

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English:
The . . . — — Map (db m126247) HM

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English:
The . . . — — Map (db m126318) HM

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English:
The . . . — — Map (db m126317) HM

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English:
Today, . . . — — Map (db m126407) HM

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English:
The . . . — — Map (db m126249) HM

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English:
The . . . — — Map (db m126403) HM

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English:
The . . . — — Map (db m126333) HM

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English:
The . . . — — Map (db m126404) HM

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English: . . . — — Map (db m126264) HM

The texts on this marker are written in Greek (left), English (center-left), German (center-right) and French (right). Only the English text has been transcribed. To read the Greek, German and French texts, enlarge the marker image by clicking on . . . — — Map (db m126429) HM

The texts on this marker are written in Greek (top) and English (bottom). Only the English text has been transcribed. To read the Greek, text, enlarge the marker image by clicking on it.
English:
The entrance gate to Achillion . . . — — Map (db m126436) HM

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ΣTPATΩNAΣ . . . — — Map (db m126480) HM

The church of Saint George was built during the period when the island was a British Protectorate (1815-1864). Construction began in 1840 in accordance with the design of the English military architect Anthony Emmett, so that the church could serve . . . — — Map (db m126479) HM

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English:
The German general Matthias von der . . . — — Map (db m126440) HM

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ΛATINIKO ΠAPEKΛKHΣI THΣ . . . — — Map (db m126477) HM

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English:
The Old Fortress's . . . — — Map (db m126476) HM

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English:
The Old Fortress's . . . — — Map (db m126514) HM

This building is not preserved (it was damaged by the bombs placed by Germans in 1943 and was subsequently demolished). It was the most important Venetian monument of the Old Fort. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1743 and was rebuilt in 1753 . . . — — Map (db m126516) HM

On the site where the church now stands, there were initially two small cave churches dedicated to Agios Theodoros (St. Theodore) and Our Lady, which are mentioned in a will from 1641 and a report from 1642 by the inspector of the Catholic Bishopic . . . — — Map (db m126050) HM

This church is located on the verge of the cliffs of Fira, clinging to the edge of the caldera.
It is first mentioned in a list of Santorini churches, compiled in 1757 by the Catholic Archbishop of Naxos Pietro Martire de Stefani.
The church . . . — — Map (db m126051) HM

Historical documents going back to 1288 already testify to the existence of various farms in Bulla. The farming community of those days definitely recognized the importance of hydraulic energy to grind grain. In fact, an entry in the land registry . . . — — Map (db m126013) HM

Fort Fincastle was built in 1793 by Lord Dunmore, a Royal Governor (1787-1796), whose second title was Viscount Fincastle. This fort shaped like an old paddle wheel steamer, was built to protect the city from invasion but saw little action. It . . . — — Map (db m125664) HM

Charles William Vane Stewart
3rd Marquis of Londonderry
Earl Vane and Baron Stewart
Of Stewarts Court K.C. G.C.B.
Lord Lieutenant County of Durham
And Founder of Seaham Harbour
General in the Army
Born May 8th 1778 Died March 6th 1854 . . . — — Map (db m126168) HM

Neptune
This statue was given to the City in 1729
by George Bowes M.P. of Gibside and Streatlam
as a symbol of the scheme to link Durham to the sea
by improved navigation of the River Wear.
It stood on top of the Market Place wellheads . . . — — Map (db m126170) HM

1758 1968
The Durham Light Infantry
Dedicated to All
Who Served in the Regiment
And in Memory of
Those Who Gave Their Lives
In the Cause of Freedom
Faithful
( side plaque )
The Regiment’s long connection with County . . . — — Map (db m126171) HM WM

A Trophy From Sebastopol
This Cannon Was Captured From the Russian Army
At the Battle of Sebastopol
During the Crimean War (1854-56). In October, 1857
The then Secretary of State, Lord Panmure,
Offered the Cannon to Hartlepool Borough . . . — — Map (db m125833) HM

At 7pm on 14th December 1914 Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, was told that "a battle cruiser attack on the East Coast was probably imminent", although what the precise objectives were it was impossible to say.
The SMS Seydlitz, . . . — — Map (db m125831) HM

It was thought that a buoy which the German fleet used as a guide had been moved further inland and the nearness of the German ships to the coast was the salvation of the batteries. A longer range would have given a trajectory bringing a dropping . . . — — Map (db m125832) HM

The ancient tidal harbour of Hartlepool had become silted up by 1800 but was the obvious port from which to ship the coal of the South Durham collieries. From 1832 the dock was scoured by using sluices to release water from the Slake at low tide. . . . — — Map (db m125901) HM

This Tablet Marks the Place
Where the First Shell from the
Leading German Battle Cruiser
Struck at 8:10 A.M. on the
16th of December 1914
And Also Records the Place Where
(During the Bombardment)
The First Soldier Was Killed
On . . . — — Map (db m125803) HM WM

Welcome to the
Headland
Ancient Borough
of Hartlepool
This Gateway Marker was erected
2001 AD to celebrate the 800th
Anniversary of the grant of a Charter by
King John to the citizens of Herterpool,
The historic Borough of . . . — — Map (db m125835) HM

The Bombardment
of the Hartlepools
This memorial commemorates all those
across the Hartlepools who were killed or wounded
due to the naval bombardment of the 16th December 1914.
At least 114 civilians, 9 soldiers and 7 sailors were . . . — — Map (db m125834) HM WM

Throston Engine House was built 1838-1840 to accommodate a steam winding engine which hauled the coal wagons of the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway up 14 feet (4.3 metres) to the staiths of the Hartlepool Railway, at 3d (old pence) per ton of . . . — — Map (db m125902) HM

“For Home and Country”
Erected to the Memory of the
Men from this Parish who
Served in the Great War
1914 – 1918.
Those Who Fell
Richard Bell Adamson. · Robert Hodgson Adamson. · John Christopher Baty. · John Edward . . . — — Map (db m126343) WM

Eleven ‘O’ One
Known locally as ‘Tommy’
was bought on Aug 4th 2014
from the public local schools
businesses and Durham County
Council. He sits here
for future generations to
visit, enjoy and remember.
By — Ray Lonsdale
Two . . . — — Map (db m125911) WM

Remember
With Thanksgiving
The True and Faithful Men
Who In The Great War
Went Forth From This Parish
For God and the Right
The Names of Those
Who Returned Not Again
Are Here Inscribed
To Be Honoured For Evermore
1915 — . . . — — Map (db m126340) WM

This Column of Remembrance
Is Dedicated to the Men of
Alnwick Who Gave Their Lives
In The Wars Of
1914 — 1918 & 1939 — 1945
We will remember them
( upper small plaque )
Korea War 1950 – 53
Flis. A. . . . — — Map (db m126057) WM

Restored 1986
Presented by
Adam Robertson to
His Native Town
1890
Opened by Earl Percy June 8th 1891
Robertson’s Pant
This fountain
or pant was erected
in 1890 by Adam Robertson
local freeman and
benefactor as a
gift to his . . . — — Map (db m126056) HM

Sir Henry Percy Hotspur
Harry Hotspur was born at Alnwick Castle in 1364 or 1366 and was knighted in 1377 at the time when his father was created 1st Earl of Northumberland. He was supremely powerful in combat on land and sea, though sometimes his . . . — — Map (db m125984) HM

Early 19th Century Iron Mortar
Fitted to a wooden gun carriage this mortar is fitted with a cascabel. This ring at the breech or back of the cannon was used to attach lifting tackle when mounting or un-mounting it from its carriage. The mortar's . . . — — Map (db m125930) HM

It is believed that the castle acquired these two 24 pounder cannons when Napoleon was threatening to invade England in 1798. The stylised 'N' located on the left hand side of the breech is a naval service mark. This tells us that the cannons were . . . — — Map (db m125934) HM

This gun was purchased for £34.1.0. with an additional 74 barrels of gunpowder & a carriage bringing the total cost to £36.14.0. On 29th March 1784 Mr Cookson arranged to transport the 32 Pounder Gun on his sloop bound for Wareham, just outside . . . — — Map (db m125936) HM

This bell was originally in a cap house on top of the clock tower known also as the Belle Tower! As an integral part of the mechanism it sounded out at regular intervals. It was moved to its current site here in the apse of the chapel as its . . . — — Map (db m125982) HM

Bamburgh Castle Coastguard Station
In 1771 The Crewe Trustees published an:
“Account of the Signals made use of at Bamburgh Castle in the County of Northumberland in case Ships or Vessels are perceived in Distress, and of the charitable . . . — — Map (db m125937) HM

Once home to the Kings of Northumbria, from King Ida in the mid 6 Century, through toLord Armstrong, a ‘King’ of Industry, Bamburgh Castle has dominated this coastline from wooden palisade to sandstone fortress.
The story of Bamburgh goes . . . — — Map (db m125923) HM

This vaulted room is the middle floor of three built into the easterly of two towers on the inner curtain wall. The tops of the towers were removed during re-modelling in the late 1800s and now form seating areas The lower room is identifiable . . . — — Map (db m125978) HM

Originally discovered in the 19th century and thought to be a piece of a standing cross this piece of stone was later identified as belonging to a stone chair. It is currently on display in the Archaeology Room. It has been dated to around 800AD . . . — — Map (db m125941) HM

History
Often confused with the pillory, stocks were only designed to hold the legs and occasionally arms, whereas the pillory held the head as well. Perhaps the most famous person placed in the stocks was Cardinal Wolsey after he got drunk at . . . — — Map (db m125939) HM

Dating from the late 1600s this cannon was affectionately named the Armada Gun as it was believed to have come from a Spanish Armada vessel after the fleet was driven up the North Sea Coast. It was later confirmed as a Dutch trading vessel that . . . — — Map (db m125977) HM

The islands before you are the Farne Islands between 15 and over 20 depending on the state of the tide.
The islands were a renowned hazard to shipping and in the 18th Century, Dr Sharp, working for the Trustees of Lord Crewe, created one of . . . — — Map (db m125925) HM

16th Century Bastle House Ruined buildings were adapted and new ones built at Housesteads in the centuries after the Romans left, when the land around became an upland farm. In the 16th century a local family built a fortified house onto the . . . — — Map (db m126423) HM

A Changing Fort
During its 280-year life, many changes were made in the fort, no more so than to building XV. Over the years, it served as a workshop, a barracks, a stable, and a storehouse before a small bathhouse (balneae) was placed . . . — — Map (db m126449) HM

A military community Villages like Vindolanda were a vital part of the military occupation of Hadrian's Wall, and were planned extensions of the forts themselves. They provided extra space for facilities such as shops, workshops, additional . . . — — Map (db m126419) HM

To the Glory of God
And in Proud and Loving Memory
Of the Men of This Parish, Who
Gave Their Lives in the Great War
1914 — 1918
William Frederick Pearson.
Gilbert Graham.
William Vickers.
George Sparke.
“Greater love . . . — — Map (db m126414) WM

Barracks: the Last Hundred Years at Housesteads
Archaeology has revealed radical changes to the fort beginning around AD 300. One of the most important was the reconstruction of the barracks from single long buildings into smaller individual . . . — — Map (db m126447) HM

The remains of the stone buildings that you see around you are but a fraction of what was once here at Vindolanda in ancient times. Before the last stone fort was built around AD213, eight forts had preceded it. Most of the earlier forts were . . . — — Map (db m126354) HM

Crindledykes
Limekiln
This is one of several limekilns built in this area in the nineteenth century to convert local limestone to quicklime for use in farming and building.
Limestone and coal were hauled up the ramp and tipped into the pot for . . . — — Map (db m126420) HM

Mediterranean Style in Northern Climes
All Roman forts included a large prestigious house (praetorium) for the commanding officer (praefectus), his family and servants.
The praetorium was the largest building in the fort. The design came . . . — — Map (db m126424) HM

North West Quadrant barracks — excavated 2009-2011
These standard Roman Army barracks were constructed in cAD213 by the 4th cohort of Gauls and remained in use until the end of the 3rd century, after which they were demolished and replaced . . . — — Map (db m126362) HM

Vindolanda Charitable Trust
Roman Pottery Kiln
This fully functional replica of a Roman up-draft pottery kiln, is based on information gained from the excavation of such kilns at archaeological sites across the North of England. The body of the . . . — — Map (db m126355) HM

Severan Circular Huts
Below the NW quadrant of the fort the remains of a series of circalar huts dated to cAD208-212 have been uncovered. These huts appear to have been living accommodation for an unknown group of people during a time of . . . — — Map (db m126415) HM

The Comanding Officer and his House
Each commanding officer (praefectus) of the fort was a nobleman of the equestrian class (equites), who might have been in charge of the soldiers at Housesteads for as little as three years before . . . — — Map (db m126431) HM

The Fort and its Design
Roman soldiers began to build Housesteads around AD 124 to a design used for forts across the Roman Empire. This fort is one of the best surviving examples, anywhere.
Housesteads follows a text-book template, . . . — — Map (db m126422) HM

The Fort Food Supply
Roman forts had granaries to store the huge quantities of food required by hundreds of soldiers. The food supply had to be safe, dry and constantly replenished.
The granary (horreum) was essential for storing foods of . . . — — Map (db m126439) HM

Three buildings dominated a Roman military settlement and these were all placed in the middle of the fort. The principia, praetorium and the horrea formed a central range of imposing buildings which could easily have been identified and located by . . . — — Map (db m126360) HM

The Heart of the Fort
The headquarters building (principia) was the administrative, ceremonial and symbolic heart of the fort – where regimental organisation and the imperial state religion were focussed. The building was in the . . . — — Map (db m126450) HM

The Milestone
Three hundred yards to the north of this place, at the side of the Stanegate road, stands the only Roman milestone from Britain to survive intact in its original position (although without an inscription).
This replica milestone . . . — — Map (db m126357) HM

The North Gate
The north gate (porta principalis sinistra) is the only one of the original four which opened onto land beyond the Wall. However, the approach from the north was steep and the gate was eventually reduced to a minor . . . — — Map (db m126444) HM

The Severan fort
Castellum Severianum
These buildings belonged to an earlier fort, used between AD208 – 211, during the reign of the African emperor Septimius Severus. The series of long rectangular buildings now on display were . . . — — Map (db m126417) HM

The Vicus
Life Outside the Fort
Soldiers and civilians mixed in the vicus, a settlement outside the fort. It was a lively community of people from many places in the Empire, engaged in trade, leisure and worship. Soldiers' sweethearts and . . . — — Map (db m126421) HM

You are approaching the edge of the village (vicus), looking east towards the heart of the settlement where the vicus met the walls of the fort. Where you are standing today was the main temple precinct in the 3rd century. Temple buildings . . . — — Map (db m126345) HM

The Wall Arrives
In AD 122, the Emperor Hadrian's decision to build the Wall was transformed into action all along the frontier. The foundation for the Wall and a lookout tower were begun here at Housesteads, before everything changed... . . . — — Map (db m126438) HM

Exact Replicas of Vindolanda Inscriptions
The three great altars and the tombstones were found built Anthony Hedley at Vindolanda in the early nineteenth century, and they are now in Chesters Museum.
RIB 1685
Translation:
Sacred to the . . . — — Map (db m126359) HM

Where the Soldiers Lived
Most of the space within the fort was occupied by barracks where the soldiers and their officers lived.
In front of you are the wall foundations of building XIII, one of ten identical fort barracks completed under . . . — — Map (db m126446) HM

Workshops fabricae vel officinae
These buildings, flanking a major roadway through the village (vicus), were 3rd century industrial workshops. Excavated in 2004, they appear to have been used in the initial stages of iron production. A number of . . . — — Map (db m126344) HM

This private chapel was once the most ornate room in the keep. It had a gallery above, warmed by a fireplace, for the Earl and his family. This lower level was used by servants.
In the illustration the chaplain is saying daily prayers before . . . — — Map (db m126118) HM

This is the largest room in the keep, rising to its full height. It was used not only for state banquets but also for holding court and the reception of important visitors, who might also be invited to dine with the Earl.
The illustration . . . — — Map (db m126101) HM

Richard Grainger Bicentenary
1797 1997
36 Clayton Street
West
Home to Richard Grainger
from 1842 to 1861
where he lived with
his children and
servants
City of Newcastle upon Tyne — — Map (db m126502) HM

Bath Lane
This area outside the West Walls of the old town was known as the Warden's Close. According to the 17th century Newcastle historian, Gray, the Warden's Close formerly contained the house and gardens of the Warden of Tynemouth Priory. Near . . . — — Map (db m126494) HM

Danish Seamen’s Club
From 1940 to 1945,
Newcastle was the official
home town to 3,000 Danish sailors,
serving in the British Merchant Navy.
St. Nicholas buildings housed
their unions, clubs and the
Danish Merchant Navy
1995
City . . . — — Map (db m126490) HM

Hadrian's Wall
Within this plot, covered by red concrete stand the lower courses of the south face of Hadrian's Wall built first in A.D. 122 from Newcastle upon Tyne to Bowness on Solway, and afterwards extended to Wallsend. A distance in all of 80 . . . — — Map (db m126493) HM

Robert Stephenson Bi-Centenary
2003
Literary & Philosophical Society
Society established 1793.
This building, designed by John
Green, opened in 1825.
Robert Stephenson was
President of the Society,
1855 – 59
City of Newcastle . . . — — Map (db m126491) HM

In Remembrance of, and Respect for, those Born in Newcastle upon Tyne
Who have been Awarded the Victoria Cross for Valour.
This Memorial was erected by Newcastle City Council on behalf of the People of the City.
Private . . . — — Map (db m126501) HM WM

Lost Buildings
From the late 18th century the large empty area in front of you was the hub of a busy military fort.
A large barrack block stood just ahead of you. To its right was the Governor's House, and further to the right was a tall . . . — — Map (db m126167) HM

Tyne and Wear County Council
1986
Site of Tynemouth Lighthouse
A lighthouse was built here in 1664 using stone from the Priory. It is likely that this tower replaced a medieyal light in the Priory buildings. Demolished in 1898 and replaced by . . . — — Map (db m126163) HM

Stone Detectives
The pieces of carved stone in this room came from different buildings around the site. The surviving ruins of Tynemouth Priory are only a small part of the buildings that were once large and elaborate. But these small pieces . . . — — Map (db m126124) HM

The Cloister
The large grass square in front of you was the monastery's cloister. It was surrounded by the monks' main living quarters.
Very little remains of these buildings today – the army demolished most of them for their stone . . . — — Map (db m126122) HM

The Gatehouse
Tynemouth's gatehouse is an imposing piece of architecture. It looks more like part of a castle than an entrance to a monastery.
Tynemouth Priory needed defences because it was so close to the Scottish border and the Scots . . . — — Map (db m126121) HM

The Priory Church
In the 11th century, a great Norman baron, Robert Mowbray, earl of Northumbrian, founded a stone church and monastery here and gave the monks a vast area of land.
There were very few stone buildings in the area then and . . . — — Map (db m126123) HM

The Shrine Area
In 1065 the priest at Tynemouth found some human bones under the church – these were believed to be the remains of a Saxon saint, St Oswine.
Local people began to make pilgrimages to his tomb, believing that the . . . — — Map (db m126125) HM

Welcome to Tynemouth Priory and Castle
Today, the headland at Tynemouth is empty and its buildings are ruined. But 500 years ago this area was home to a community of monks.
The ruined church in front of you was part of a rich Benedictine . . . — — Map (db m126119) HM

Wilson Dam
Potential floodwaters that surge downstream on the Tennessee River are collected in Wilson Lake. Then, through carefully controlled releases, the water is gradually sent through the dam. Releasing water through the dam serves . . . — — Map (db m124083)

(side 1)
First Muscle Shoals Canal
1836-1838
From the earliest attempts to navigate the Tennessee River, it was known that a formidable obstacle made the passage from one end to the other almost impossible. This barrier, caused by . . . — — Map (db m125572) HM

In 1934, Robert Ripley
declares the Rose Bush
the World's Largest in the
Newspaper column
"Believe it or Not".
The fire of May 26th, 1882, destroyed the dwellings located here. In 1885, Mrs. Amelia Adamson built the Cochise House . . . — — Map (db m125645) HM

Near here in late summer of 1540, soldiers from the Spanish expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado became the first Europeans to see Grand Canyon.
After journeying for six months, Coronado's army arrived at the Hopi mesas, east of Grand . . . — — Map (db m125895) HM

In 1848, Mexican Settlers from Sonora, Mexico established a camp on the north back of the Mokelumne River and called it Sonora Bar. At the start of the California Gold Rush miners flocked to the Mokelumne River and set up camps and towns along its . . . — — Map (db m126094) HM

Contained within this building are the remaining portions of an adobe house built by Francisco Salvador Lugo and his son Antonio María Lugo. Francisco Lugo was a prominent early landholder and Antonio served as the Alcalde of Los Angeles. They . . . — — Map (db m125567) HM

Sidney Hoedemaker opened Hollywood's first family restaurant (that welcomed children) in 1927 and featured rich, hand-carved wood decor. Popular tunes were played on a pipe organ. The Hollywood Glee Club performed Friday evenings. Loreatta Young . . . — — Map (db m125716) HM

Built by Warner Bros. in 1928 to be the crown jewel of its West Coast theaters. Sam Warner oversaw construction but died before it was completed. His ghost is said to haunt the building. The Italian Renaissance exterior design theme is continued . . . — — Map (db m125717) HM

On this site, bubbling springs once flowed from their source in a deep water basin which has existed continuously since the Pleistocene Era. Prehistoric animals, Indians, and early Inglewood settlers were attracted here by the pure artesian water. . . . — — Map (db m126337) HM

Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451; Died May 20, 1506, at the age of 55, in Valladolid, Spain; Sailed to the New World under the coat of arms of Castile and Aragon; Landed October 12, 1492 at the isle of San Salvador in the West Indies; Made three . . . — — Map (db m126092) HM

On June 24, 1971, an explosion and fire took the lives of seventeen construction workers building a tunnel in Sylmar, California. The tunnel was being built for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and . . . — — Map (db m126024) HM

The most famous Hollywood restaurant of its day, the Brown Derby opened Valentine's Day, 1929. Owner Robert Cobb was also the inventor of the Cobb Salad. He originated furnishing telephones at tables during mealtime. Celebrities’ popularity was . . . — — Map (db m125718) HM

On January 17, 1994, Los Angeles and the surrounding region experienced a 6.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Northridge. To commemorate the rebuilding of the region and CSUN, we created the sculpture garden incorporating remnants of the . . . — — Map (db m125974) HM

Beneath this park rest the stone foundations and floor tiles of the historic adobe where Mexican General Andres Pico and U.S. Lieutenant Colonel John C. Fremont signed the Treaty of Cahuenga on January 13, 1847. Signing the Treaty ended the . . . — — Map (db m126025) HM

This tablet presented February 9, 1979, to the Veterans Memorial Park, in loving memory of the many veterans, nurses, and aids of the San Fernando Valley Veterans Hospital, whose lives were lost during the earthquake of February 9, 1971. — — Map (db m126036) HM

Situated below this hill, directly below the hotel, is the Pablo Pryor Adobe-Hide House. Built perhaps as early as 1790, it is possibly the oldest standing adobe in California. During the Rancho period, it was used for storing cattle hide from the . . . — — Map (db m125441) HM

Site of Cahuilla Indian Village of Wanapiapa, home of the Wanakik Lineage. Visited by Jose Romero Expedition exploring overland route from Sonora to California 1823. Eastern boundary of Rancho San Gorgonio. Adobe south of highway served as Stage . . . — — Map (db m126302) HM

First human being to reach and exceed Mach 3 - 2094 mph.
Perished near this site on September 27th 1956
while returning to base on the first manned Mach Three mission in history.
The Bell X-2, AFSN# 46-674, crashed at this location . . . — — Map (db m125805) HM

In January 1867 Indians left their camp east of Chimney Rock to go into the San Bernardino Mountains where they looted and burned several cabins and a sawmill. In retaliation, a possee surprised the Indians at their camp and killed and wounded many, . . . — — Map (db m125886) HM

This mill was used in the early days of California. Olives were placed in the large
vessel and crushed by the solid granite wheels, weighing about 12,000 lbs. The crushed olives were pushed into burlap sacks that were
placed over the gate. The . . . — — Map (db m125806) HM

In 1868 this tavern was known as "Cold Springs Relay Station". It was the half-way stop between "Mattei's Tavern" to the north, and Patrick Kinevan's "Summit House" to the south.
In those days sturdy stagecoaches known as "mudwagons" traveled . . . — — Map (db m125376) HM

Jose Lobero opened the region's first legitimate theatre on this site February 22, 1873. For many years the old theatre was the center of social life in Santa Barbara. A new Lobero Theatre, opened in 1924 on the same site, continues to serve the . . . — — Map (db m126018) HM

English text:The Octagon is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Santa Cruz. Architect John Wesley Newcum modeled the building after a $50 octagonal shaped gold piece first minted in San Francisco in 1851. The building, made . . . — — Map (db m126026) HM

Beacon and Tower
In the late 1920's and early 1930's, powerful rotating beacons were installed at approximately twenty mile intervals along most of the major airways in the U.S. to facilitate night operations. Even as radio aids were developed, the . . . — — Map (db m126452) HM

Connecticut Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial
The design of the Memorial was conceived by the Connecticut Firefighters Memorial Committee and incorporates a plaza-like setting featuring a brick patio in the form of a Maltese cross, the universal symbol . . . — — Map (db m126451) HM

On this site, Benjamin Cargill operated a grist mill
originally built in 1730, adding a distillery and other
shops in 1760. The Pomfret Manufacturing Company
later built the Pomfret Cotton Mills to produce textile
products in 1807; it is the . . . — — Map (db m126039) HM

This circa 1868 2 1/2-story Victorian Italianate
villa-style home was built by textile magnate George
Morse overlooking the Quinebaug River in sight of three
of his mills. With the addition of wings, this building
has been integrated into the . . . — — Map (db m126032) HM

On August 19 1955, the Quinebaug River, fueled by rain from
Hurricane Diana, overflowed its banks and flooded Putnam. Unlike earlier
floods of the 1880s and 1930s, the flood of 1955 caused extensive
damage. As the river carved a new channel . . . — — Map (db m126037) HM

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